{"id":1086,"date":"2010-03-28T09:09:49","date_gmt":"2010-03-28T14:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2024-03-16T18:56:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T22:56:33","slug":"castleford-teapot-c-1810","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=1086","title":{"rendered":"Castleford teapot, c.1810"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iconic white feldspathic stoneware 4-3\/4&#8243; high&nbsp;teapot from Castleford, England, has neoclassical relief and applied decoration with blue enamel detail. Originally designed by Dunderdale &amp; Co. in 1800, many manufactures in the same &nbsp;region made their own version inspired by the original.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6822.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5147\" title=\"IMG_6822\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6822.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6822.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6822-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6823.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_6823\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6823.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This teapot has survived 200 years of despair and repair.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6817.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5149\" title=\"IMG_6817\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6817.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6817.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6817-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6819.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5150\" title=\"IMG_6819\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6819.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6819.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6819-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The unique sliding lid, which had the same scalloped edge detail as the pot, seems to have slid off on to the floor and has been replaced by a brass lid, some time in the mid-1800&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6820.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5151\" title=\"IMG_6820\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6820.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6820.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6820-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tip of the spout was also damaged and a metal sleeve now covers the broken spout.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6821.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5152\" title=\"IMG_6821\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6821.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6821.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6821-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are even a few staples holding a crack together, making this an unusual example of an item with three inventive repairs made from three different materials.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6824.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5153\" title=\"IMG_6824\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6824.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6824.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6824-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An early paper label and an incised &#8220;22&#8221; are mark found on the bottom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6825.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5154\" title=\"IMG_6825\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6825.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6825.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6825-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This example with eagle decoration and made for the American market maintains its original lid and spout.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9597.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4979\" title=\"9597\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9597.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9597.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9597-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.martynedgell.com\">Martyn Edgell Antiques<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iconic white feldspathic stoneware 4-3\/4&#8243; high&nbsp;teapot from Castleford, England, has neoclassical relief and applied decoration with blue enamel detail. Originally designed by Dunderdale &amp; Co. in 1800, many manufactures in the same &nbsp;region made their own version inspired by the original. This teapot has survived 200 years of despair and repair. 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